Rule 8.3 - ANGLO AMERICAN

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ANGLO AMERICAN
Class of relevant security    USD0.54945
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 July 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      60,886,660     4.62%      3,794,770     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,952,765     0.76%      6,732,670     0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,961,225     5.62%     13,757,240     1.04%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale    Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                       (GBP)
Purchase         2,000                 13.39
Purchase         7,900                 16.5983
Purchase         8,430                 13.42775827
Purchase         8,000                 16.0700
Purchase         1,100                 13.53
Purchase         995                   13.301005
Purchase         14,255                16.3806
Purchase         4,900                 13.50857143
Purchase         100                   13.35
Purchase         4,800                 13.43
Purchase         5,600                 13.46875
Purchase         100                   13.49
Purchase         15,959                16.4973
Purchase         1,500                 13.518
Purchase         512                   13.5037
Purchase         5,996                 13.5037
Purchase         54,263                16.5805
Purchase         104,228               16.5350
Purchase         800                   13.48625
Purchase         1,800                 16.2883
Purchase         200                   13.45
Purchase         1,290                 16.5100
Purchase         3,608                 13.5037
Purchase         2,300                 13.58913043
Purchase         2,872                 16.4749
Purchase         900                   13.5
Purchase         3,742                 16.5450
Purchase         2,900                 13.5037
Purchase         900                   13.5
Purchase         200                   13.45
Purchase         3,832                 16.5450
Purchase         2,200                 13.59090909
Sale             140,000               16.4737
Sale             18,045                16.3829
Sale             50,000                16.5357
Sale             500                   16.3473
Sale             49,000                16.7156
Sale             40,985                16.5450
Sale             28,366                16.6230
Sale             17,070                16.4415
Sale             591                   16.3888
Sale             8,248                 16.6063
Sale             14,305                16.4068
Sale             5,400                 16.3896
Sale             1,290                 16.5100
Sale             1,593                 16.3888
Sale             8,566                 16.5100
Sale             512                   13.5037
Sale             16,838                16.4752
Sale             2,430                 13.47325103
Sale             900                   13.5
Sale             2,200                 13.59090909
Sale             200                   13.54125
Sale             1,221                 13.48010647
Sale             2,187                 13.5083219
Sale             1,500                 13.49233333
Sale             465                   13.51419355
Sale             935                   13.4955615
Sale             900                   13.5
Sale             200                   13.45
Sale             15,200                13.46934253
Sale             5,600                 13.46875
Sale             500                   13.478
Sale             2,000                 13.3865
Sale             386,604               16.5632
Sale             100                   13.35
Sale             800                   13.43
Sale             2,100                 13.41380952
Sale             2,500                 13.577972
Sale             100                   13.55
Sale             159                   16.3614
Sale             800                   13.5401375
Sale             100                   13.58
Sale             5,996                 13.5037
Sale             700                   13.30142857
Sale             100                   13.3
Sale             195                   13.3
Sale             1,100                 13.42727273

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          500           16.3473
CFD            Long          14305         16.4067
CFD            Long          696           16.4266
CFD            Long          8645          16.475
CFD            Long          16838         16.4751
CFD            Long          386604        16.5632
CFD            Long          49000         16.7155
CFD            Short         2586          16.418
CFD            Short         1777          16.4247
CFD            Short         9821          16.4434
CFD            Short         1452          16.4621
CFD            Short         2872          16.4749
CFD            Short         15959         16.4973
CFD            Short         1673          16.5664
CFD            Short         54263         16.5805
CFD            Short         7900          16.5983
CFD            Short         3238          16.6239

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         13 July 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   34,800                 12.0780          EURO           27/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -525,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -400,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -34,800                13.8226          EURO           27/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   187,000                1,600.0000       EURO           17/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk